Senior Banking Solicitor / Legal Director
Leeds | Career Opportunity | Hybrid Working
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced banking lawyer at Senior Associate or Legal Director level to join a well-established and highly regarded banking team in Leeds.
This is an opportunity for a lawyer with an established career in banking and finance who is now looking for the right platform to take the next step — with a clear ambition to develop their practice, build on their client relationships and ultimately progress towards partnership.
The opportunity
You will join a stable, long-established banking team with an excellent breadth of work and an established client base.
The practice covers a wide range of banking and finance matters, including:
- Real Estate Finance (REF)
- Development Finance
- Healthcare Finance
- Leveraged Finance
- Wider corporate and commercial banking matters
The role offers genuine scope to develop your own profile within the team, take a leading role on significant transactions and play an important part in the continued growth of the practice.
For the right individual, this is more than simply a senior fee-earning position. It is an opportunity to build towards a future leadership and partnership role, supported by an established platform and experienced colleagues.
About you
We’re looking for a Senior Associate or Legal Director-level banking lawyer with:
- A strong and established track record in banking and finance
- Significant transactional experience and the ability to lead matters independently
- Strong technical and commercial expertise
- An established or developing client following and a genuine interest in business development
- The ambition to build a broader practice and progress towards partnership
- The confidence and seniority to contribute to the strategic development of the team
You may already be operating at Legal Director level, or be a Senior Associate who feels ready for a role with greater autonomy, visibility and a clearer route to partnership.
Why consider the role?
The team offers the combination of stability, quality work and genuine opportunity for progression.
You’ll have the backing of an established banking practice while having the space to develop your own client relationships, strengthen your market profile and contribute to the future direction of the team.
For an ambitious senior banking lawyer, it offers the opportunity to move beyond simply delivering high-quality work and towards building a practice and positioning yourself for partnership.
The role is based in Leeds, with a flexible hybrid working arrangement that typically requires two days per week in the office.
To explore this genuine career opportunity for a banking solicitor looking to really establish themselves and act as the right-hand person to the Leeds-based Partner, contact Rachael Mann / Sophie Linley at Sacco Mann on 0113 4677111 / 0113 2366711 or email Rachael.Mann@saccomann.com / Sophie.Linley@saccomann.com